Spam a little for ‘Spamalot’

Ephrata Performing Arts Center, Darrenkamp’s Supermarkets, and the Lancaster County Council of Churches have teamed up for “SPAM For a Cause,” a joint effort to raise foodstuffs to help fill the LCCC’s new food bank on N. Queen Street in Lancaster.

Through May 16, visit any Darrenkamp’s Supermarket location to purchase and donate more than $5 of SPAM or other canned proteins and receive 10 percent off the entire ticket purchase to any performance of Ephrata Performing Arts Center’s upcoming production of the Broadway musical “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”

Ephrata Performing Arts Center and the Lancaster County Council of Churches are both non-profit organizations with benevolent missions. Each season EPAC seeks creative ways to bring awareness and make in impact on worthy causes in the surrounding community. When EPAC heard about the good work that was going on at the Lancaster County Council of Churches Food bank, it knew that LCCC was the perfect fit for this type of event.

Darrenkamp’s stepped up to the plate and made its stores and resources available to help the LCCC Food Bank fill its new home with much needed supplies. Darrenkamp’s has long tradition of charity and community impact.

“Monty Python’s Spamalot,” based on the 1975 film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” parodies the legend of King Arthur and his knights as they dance, sing, and squabble their way through an outrageous divine quest. In many ways, these three community-conscious organizations are on a quest of their own: to help those in need.

“Spamalot” will show at EPAC April 30 through May 16. Tickets can be purchased at ephrataperformingartscenter.com.